PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast is an evidence-based podcast focused on the care of ill and injured children in the Emergency Department. The host is Brad Sobolewski, author of PEMBlog.com and a Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Cincinnati Children's and the University of Cincinnati.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 32 minutes
Acetaminophen versus Ibuprofen
This edition of PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast, reviews the safety and comparative efficacy of acetaminophen and ibuprofen. If you work in a Pediatric Emergency Department you’ll certainly have broken a sweat over this hot debat...
Ondansetron for vomiting in acute gastroenteritis
This edition of PEMCurrents echoes a recent post on the PEMBlog and reviews the use of ondansetron in acute gastroenteritis. Specifically highlighting the reduction in risk of further episodes of emesis, need for intravenous fluids and immediate admiss...
Clavicle Fractures
This edition of PEMCurrents takes a crack at clavicle fractures. The old dictum about broken collarbones states that if both ends of the bone are in the same room it’ll heal fine. For the most part this is true – at least in prepubescent patients.
Antibiotic Therapy for Osteomyelitis
Recognizing osteomyelitis can be challenging. Treating it doesn’t have to be – especially in the Pediatric ED. This edition of PEM Currents reviews the current evidence surrounding the initial choice of antibiotic,
Antiemetics for Migraines
This edition of PEM Currents focuses on the use of antiemetics to treat status migrainosus in the Pediatric ED. Prochlorperazine and Metoclopramide are safe and effective agents with a low incidence of self limited side effects that when given in combi...
Retropharyngeal Abscesses
Ted Brenkert sticks his neck out to educate you on retropharyngeal abscesses. RPAs can be an especially worrisome diagnosis in young children who will present with fever, sore throat and limitation of neck movement. Check out pemblog.
High Flow
This episode of PEMCurrents is narrated by Brad Sobolewski and focuses on the use of high flow in bronchiolitis. Learn about the application of high flow nasal cannulas, the mechanism behind their generation of positive airway pressure,
Dental Trauma
PEM Currents cuts to the tooth of the matter in an effort to help you brush up on dental trauma. Ted Brenkert has been chomping at the bit to fill the cavities in your brain with useful knowledge.
Forearm fractures
Grab your BBFF (or BFF) and FOOSH your way on over to PEM Currents for a discussion surrounding forearm fractures, one of the most common Orthopedic injuries seen in the Pediatric ED.